Obituaries from May 2005

Betty L. Pelot(05/31/05)Betty L. Pelot, of Overland Park, Kan., formerly of Saline County, died Thursday, May 26, 2005, at Shawnee Mission Medical Center in Shawnee Mission, Kan. Memorial services were held at 2 p.m. Sunday, May 29, at Amos Family Chapel of Shawnee, Kan. Memorials are suggested to Community Living Opportunities (CLO), 6900 W. 80th St., Overland Park, KS, 66204. Arrangements were in the care of Amos Family Chapel in Shawnee...

Laura L. Roscher(05/26/05)Laura L. Roscher, 100, of Marshall, died Wednesday, May 25, 2005, at Mar-Saline Manor Care Center in Marshall. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, May 28, 2005, at Sweeney-Reser-Wills Funeral Home in Marshall. Elders Gwen Banks and Cherryl Flandermeyer will officiate. ...

Maurine Simmons(05/26/05)Maurine Simmons, 87, of Springfield, formerly of Grand Pass, died Tuesday, May 24, 2005, at St. John's Hospital in Springfield. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, May 28, at Campbell-Lewis Chapel in Marshall. Rev. Doug Gilpin will officiate. ...

George P. Repp(05/25/05)George P. Repp, 82, of rural Napton, died Tuesday, May 24, 2005.
Funeral arrangements are pending at Campbell-Lewis Funeral Home in Marshall.

Maurine Simmons(05/25/05)Maurine Simmons, 87, of Springfield, formerly of Grand Pass, died Tuesday, May 24, 2005, at St. John's Hospital in Springfield.
Funeral arrangements are pending at Campbell-Lewis Funeral Home in Marshall.

Silvia C. Ohlendorf(05/24/05)Silvia C. Ohlendorf, 87, of Marshall, died Monday, May 23, 2005, at Fitzgibbon Hospital in Marshall. Graveside services will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, May 26, at Ridge Park Cemetery in Marshall. Rev. Douglas A. Dubisar will officiate. Friends may call Wednesday, May 25, until 5 p.m. at Campbell-Lewis Funeral Home in Marshall. Memorials are suggested to the American Cancer Society...

Robert L. Ruester(05/24/05)Robert L. Ruester, 53, of Blue Springs, died Friday, May 20, 2005, at his home. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, May 25, at Speaks Suburban Chapel in Independence. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, May 24, at the chapel. ...

Wilbur Virgil Agee(05/23/05)Wilbur Virgil Agee, 84, of Marshall, formerly of the state of California, died Sunday, May 22, 2005, at Fitzgibbon Hospital in Marshall. Cremation. A private family memorial service will be held at the Missouri State Veterans Cemetery in Higginsville. In lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to Fitzgibbon-Mary Montgomery Hospice in care of Campbell-Lewis Funeral Home, 226 S. Odell, Marshall, Mo. 65340...

Mitchel F. "Tody" Geisler(05/23/05)Mitchel F. "Tody" Geisler, 78, of Marshall, died Sunday, May 22, 2005, at Fitzgibbon Hospital in Marshall. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, May 25, at St. Peter Catholic Church in Marshall. Father Kevin Gormley will officiate. Friends may call until 8 p.m. ...

Sylvester Cornine Jr.(05/19/05)Sylvester Cornine Jr., 60, of Marshall Junction, died Monday, May 16, 2005, at University Hospital in Columbia. Funeral services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Monday, May 23, at Sweeney-Reser-Wills Funeral Home in Marshall. Rev. Walter Admire will officiate. Visitation will be from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Berea Cemetery in Cooper County. Memorials are suggested to the family in care of the funeral home...

Grover W. Renno(05/19/05)Grover W. Renno, 90, of Hughesville, died Tuesday, May 17, 2005, at Boone Hospital in Columbia. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, May 21, at Ewing-Schutte-Semler Funeral Home in Sedalia. Rev. Anthony Chapman will officiate. Pallbearers will be David Smith, Kelly Smith, G.L. ...

Erna C. Steinkuhler(05/19/05)Erna C. Steinkuhler, 93, of rural Sweet Springs, died Tuesday, May 17, 2005, at Lutheran Nursing Home in Concordia. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, May 20, at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Sweet Springs. Rev. Douglas Dubisar will officiate. ...

LaKota David Brown(05/18/05)LaKota David Brown, infant son of Joshua David Brown and Heather Faye Bell of Green Ridge, died Monday, May 16, 2005, at Bothwell Regional Health Center in Sedalia. Memorial graveside services will be held at 1 p.m. Friday, May 20, at Crown Hill Cemetery in Sedalia. Memorials are suggested to the family's choice in care of Campbell-Lewis Funeral Home in Marshall...

Sylvester Cornine(05/18/05)Sylvester Cornine, 60, of Marshall Junction, died Monday, May 16, 2005, at University Hospital in Columbia.
Funeral arrangements are pending under the direction of Sweeney-Reser-Wills Funeral Home in Marshall.

Mary Kathryn Gumm(05/18/05)Mary Kathryn Gumm, 79, of Denton, Texas, died Monday, Nov. 17, 2003, at Denton Regional Medical Center in Denton. Memorial services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, May 20, 2005, at St. Peter Catholic Church in Marshall. Father Kevin Gormley will officiate. Burial will be in St. Joseph Cemetery in Clifton City. Memorials are suggested to St. Peter Catholic Church in care of Campbell-Lewis Funeral Home in Marshall...

Robert Gibson Gumm(05/18/05)Robert Gibson Gumm, 81, of Denton, Texas, formerly of Marshall, died Friday, April 22, 2005, at Denton Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Denton. Memorial services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, May 20, at St. Peter Catholic Church in Marshall. Father Kevin Gormley will officiate. Burial will be at St. Joseph Cemetery in Clifton City. Memorials are suggested to St. Peter Catholic Church in care of Campbell-Lewis Funeral Home in Marshall...

Dorothy I. McElfresh(05/18/05)Dorothy I. McElfresh, 92, of Marshall, died Tuesday, May 17, 2005, at Fitzgibbon Hospital in Marshall. Funeral services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Friday, May 20, at Campbell-Lewis Chapel in Marshall. William W. Harlow will officiate. Pallbearers will be Dale Swift, David Umana, Mike McKay and Carl Johnson. ...

Lydia Marie Nierman Oetting(05/18/05)Lydia Marie Nierman Oetting, 96, of Emma, died Monday, May 16, 2005, at Lutheran Nursing Home in Concordia. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, May 21, at Holy Cross Lutheran Church in Emma. Rev. Walter Snyder and Dr. Larry Oetting will officiate. ...

Dorothy K. Peterman(05/18/05)Dorothy K. Peterman, 80, of Marshall, died Monday, May 16, 2005, at her home. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, May 19, at St. Peter Catholic Church in Marshall. Father Kevin Gormley will officiate. Visitation will be from 6:30 to 8 p.m. ...

Erna Steinkuhler(05/18/05)Erna C. Steinkuhler, 93, of Sweet Springs, died Tuesday, May 17, 2005, at the Lutheran Nursing Home in Concordia.
Arrangements are pending at Campbell-Lewis Funeral Home in Sweet Springs.

Selma Faye Graf(05/17/05)Selma Faye Graf, 86, of Concordia, died Saturday, May 14, 2005, at Western Missouri Medical Center in Warrensburg. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, May 18, at St. John United Church of Christ in Emma. Rev. Jerry Basye will officiate. ...

Dorothy McElfresh(05/17/05)Dorothy McElfresh, 92, of Marshall, died Tuesday, May 17, 2005, at Fitzgibbon Hospital in Marshall.
Arrangements are pending at Campbell-Lewis Funeral Home in Marshall.

Dorothy Peterman(05/17/05)Dorothy Peterman, 80, of Marshall, died Monday, May 16, 2005, at her home.
Arrangements are pending at Campbell-Lewis Funeral Home in Marshall.

Yesenia Villatoro(05/17/05)Yesenia Villatoro, 15, of Marshall, died Sunday, May 15, 2005, in Marshall. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, May 19, at St. Peter Catholic Church in Marshall. Father Kevin Gormley will officiate. Friends may call after 11 a.m. Wednesday, May 18, at the church. Visitation will be from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the church. Burial will be in Sunset Gardens Cemetery in Marshall. Memorials are suggested to the family's choice in care of Campbell-Lewis Funeral Home in Marshall...

Reba Ellen Wooden(05/17/05)Reba Ellen Wooden, 61, of Marshall, died Sunday, May 15, 2005, at Fitzgibbon Hospital in Marshall. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, May 18, 2005, at Marshall United Pentecostal Church. Rev. William Swaringam will officiate. Visitation will be from noon to 2 p.m. Wednesday at the church. Burial will be in Sunset Gardens Cemetery in Marshall. Memorials are suggested to the family's choice in care of Campbell-Lewis Funeral Home in Marshall...

Jeffrey Charles Brown(05/16/05)Jeffrey Charles Brown, 36, of Kansas City, died Wednesday, May 11, 2005, at his home. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, May 17, at St. Therese Church in Parkville. Father Mike Roach will officiate. Pallbearers will be Tim Carroll, Kevin Carroll, Matt Hartwig, Tim Baker, Tapper Tilgner and James Sebastian. ...

Pat Cobb(05/16/05)Pat Cobb, 68, of Slater, died Friday, May 13, 2005, at Fitzgibbon Hospital in Marshall. Memorial services will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, May 17, at Campbell-Lewis Chapel in Marshall. Rev. Rich Shugert will officiate. Memorials are suggested to the family's choice...

Selma Faye Graf(05/16/05)Selma Faye Graf, 86, of Concordia, formerly of Alma, died Saturday, May 14, 2005, at Western Missouri Medical Center in Warrensburg.
Arrangements are pending at Campbell-Lewis Funeral Home in Concordia.

Ethel Nadine Glenn Quick(05/16/05)Ethel Nadine Glenn Quick, 71, of Marshall, died Sunday May 15, 2005, at Mar-Saline Manor in Marshall. Private family memorial graveside services will be held at Blue Lick Cemetery in Saline County at a later date. Visitation will be from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 17, at Campbell-Lewis Funeral Home in Marshall. Memorials are suggested to the American Heart Association or American Diabetes Association...

Yesenia Villatoro(05/16/05)Yesenia Villatoro, 15, of Marshall, died Sunday, May 15, 2005, in Marshall.
Arrangements are pending at Campbell-Lewis Funeral Home in Marshall.

Reba Ellen Wooden(05/16/05)Reba Ellen Wooden, 61, of Marshall, died Sunday, May 15, 2005, at Fitzgibbon Hospital in Marshall.
Arrangements are pending at Campbell-Lewis Funeral Home in Marshall.

Mildred Juanita Wyman(05/11/05)Mildred Juanita Wyman, 83, of Marshall, formerly of Chillicothe, died Tuesday, May 10, 2005, at Fitzgibbon Hospital in Marshall. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Friday, May 13, at Lindley Funeral Home in Chillicothe. Friends may call from 8 a.m. ...

Aaron Mitchell Boss(05/10/05)Aaron Mitchell Boss, infant son of Charlie and Lesley Thomas Boss of Glasgow, died Thursday, May 5, 2005. A memorial service was held at 10 a.m. Monday, May 9, at Washington Cemetery in Glasgow. Rev. Clarence Pierce officiated. Arrangements were in the care of Fiemonth-Freese Funeral Service in Glasgow...

Norma Charlotte Bublitz(05/10/05)Norma Charlotte Bublitz, 90, of Marshall, died Sunday, May 8, 2005, at Fitzgibbon Hospital in Marshall. Cremation. Memorial graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, May 12, at Lakeview Cemetery in Clear Lake, S.D. Rev. Michael Enderley will officiate. Memorials are suggested to Trinity Episcopal Church in Marshall in care of Campbell-Lewis Funeral Home in Marshall...

Wally Dautenhahn(05/10/05)Wally Dautenhahn, 42, of Marshall, died Sunday, May 8, 2005. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, May 12, at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church in Marshall. Rev. Douglas A. Dubisar will officiate. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, May 11, at Campbell-Lewis Funeral Home in Marshall. Burial will be in Sunset Gardens Cemetery in Marshall. Memorials are suggested to the family's choice...

Anna Gertrude Ash(05/09/05)Anna Gertrude Ash, 88, of Marshall, died Saturday, May 7, 2005, at Fitzgibbon Hospital in Marshall. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 10, at First Christian Church in Marshall. Rev. Mike Brown will officiate. Visitation will be from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Monday, May 9, at Campbell-Lewis Funeral Chapel in Marshall. Burial will be in Sunset Gardens Cemetery in Marshall. Memorials are suggested to First Christian Church...

Norma Charlotte Bublitz(05/09/05)Norma Charlotte Bublitz, 90, of Marshall, died Sunday, May 8, 2005, at Fitzgibbon Hospital in Marshall.
Arrangements are pending at Campbell-Lewis Funeral Home in Marshall.

Wally Dautenhahn(05/09/05)Wally Dautenhahn, 42, of Marshall, died Sunday, May 8, 2005.
Arrangements are pending at Campbell-Lewis Funeral Home in Marshall.

Leonard E. "Bob" Wilson(05/09/05)Leonard E. "Bob" Wilson, 89, of Slater, died Saturday, May 7, 2005, at Fitzgibbon Hospital in Marshall. Cremation. Memorial services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, May 27, at Slater Presbyterian Church. Rev. Pam Sebastian will officiate. Visitation will be from 1 to 2 p.m. Friday at the church. Burial will be in Slater City Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Slater Presbyterian Church or Big Bend Retreat in care of Weiker Funeral Home in Slater...

Linda Kay Stout(05/06/05)Linda Kay Stout, 60, of Sylvania, Ohio, died Wednesday, May 4, 2005. Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, May 9, at Ridge Park Cemetery in Marshall. Rev. Mike Brown will officiate. Arrangements are in care of Campbell-Lewis Funeral Home in Marshall. ...

Edna P. Wood(05/06/05)Edna P. Wood, 95, of Marshall, died Thursday, May 5, 2005, at Big Bend Retreat in Slater.
Funeral arrangements are pending under the direction of Sweeney-Reser-Wills Funeral Home in Marshall.

Clyde Kenneth "Uncle Bubba" Sargent(05/04/05)Clyde Kenneth "Uncle Bubba" Sargent, 90, of Marshall, died Monday, May 2, 2005, at The Living Center in Marshall. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, May 5, at Campbell-Lewis Chapel in Marshall. William W. Harlow and Rev. David Huck will officiate. ...

Amanda Ruiz Tobar(05/04/05)Amanda Ruiz Tobar, 76, of Guatemala, died Saturday, April 30, 2005, at Boone Hospital Center in Columbia. Funeral services were held at 9 a.m. Wednesday, May 4, at Sweeney-Reser-Wills Funeral Home in Marshall. Father Kevin Gormley officiated. Burial will be in Tapiche Abajo Cemetery in Asuncion Mita Jutiapa, Guatemala...

James "Mick" Cary(05/03/05)James "Mick" Cary, 64, of rural Marshall, died Monday, May 2, 2005, at his home. Cremation. No services will be held. Born March 18, 1941, in San Diego, Calif., he was the son of the late Fern Cary and Bessie Montee Cary. On Jan. 1, 1960, in San Diego, he married Kathy Bostrom, who survives of the home. He had lived in Saline County since 1983, moving from the state of Illinois. He retired as plant manager of Rose Acres in 1997 and was a cattleman...

Kenneth "Uncle Bubba" Sargent(05/03/05)Kenneth "Uncle Bubba" Sargent, 90, of Marshall, died Monday, May 2, 2005, at The Living Center in Marshall.
Arrangements are pending at Campbell-Lewis Funeral Home in Marshall.

James Leo Shisler(05/03/05)James Leo Shisler, 84, of Sweet Springs, died Monday, May 2, 2005, at Harry S. Truman Veterans' Hospital in Columbia. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, May 5, at Campbell-Lewis Chapel in Sweet Springs. William W. Harlow will officiate. ...

Mayme Sims(05/03/05)Mayme Sims, 86, of rural Sweet Springs, died Monday, May 2, 2005, at University Hospital in Columbia. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, May 4, at First Christian Church in Sweet Springs. Friends may call after 4 p.m. Tuesday, May 3, at Campbell-Lewis Funeral Home in Sweet Springs. ...

Darliss N. Brown(05/02/05)Darliss N. Brown, 64, of Marshall, died Friday, April 29, 2005, at her home. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 3, at Sweeney-Reser-Wills Funeral Home in Marshall. Rev. Russ Johnson will officiate. Organist Ramona Bullington will play and sing "How Great Thou Art" and "The Old Rugged Cross." Pallbearers will be Myron Bigler, Myron Bigler II, Jamie Cornine, Belinda Galloway, Jimmy Galloway and Lewis Galloway. ...

Linda Kay Rennison(05/02/05)Linda Kay Rennison, 56, of Sweet Springs, died Saturday, April 30, 2005, at her home. Funeral services were held at 10 a.m. Monday, May 2, at First Baptist Church in Sweet Springs. William W. Harlow officiated. Music was provided by soloist Leah Reid and pianist Lynn Reid. ...

Melvin C. "Wimpy" Schroeder(05/02/05)Melvin C. "Wimpy" Schroeder, 88, of Waverly, formerly of Mt. Leonard, died Friday, April 29, 2005, at Apple Ridge Care Center in Waverly. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, May 3, at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Waverly. Rev. Timothy Miille will officiate. ...

Mayme Sims(05/02/05)Mayme Sims, 86, of Sweet Springs, died Monday, May 2, 2005, at University Hospital in Columbia.
Arrangements are pending at Campbell-Lewis Funeral Home in Sweet Springs.

Amanda Tobar(05/02/05)Amanda Tobar, 74, of Marshall, died Saturday, April 30, 2005, at Boone Hospital Center in Columbia.
Funeral arrangements are pending at Sweeney-Reser-Wills Funeral Home in Marshall.